Air Shakur
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Air Shakur | |
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"A Genius Beyond the Wall" | |
Names | |
English | Air Shakur |
Japanese | エアシャカール |
Chinese (Traditional) | 空中神宮 |
Nicknames | シャカール (Shakur) シャカ (Shaka) |
Profile | |
Birthday | February 26 |
Class | High School |
Dorm | Ritto |
Roommate | Meisho Doto |
Height | 168cm |
Three Sizes | B77 W56 H85 |
Shoe Size | L26cm, R25.5cm |
Weight | Unmeasurable |
Image Color | |
Calls self | オレ (Ore) |
Calls Trainer | お前, てめェ, アンタ (Omae, Temee, Anta) |
Voice | |
Voice Actor | 津田美波 (Minami Tsuda) |
Air Shakur is a character in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.
Biography
"I'm Air Shakur. In any case, data speaks louder than victory or defeat. I don't have a problem with simulation, I'll screw you over, logistically."
Let's be logical! An eccentric genius girl.
An anarchic data advocate. Her mind and personality are sharp, and she desires absolute victory based on logic, rather than one won off-the-cuff. No matter how many times she's calculated it, she comes up seven centimeters short of winning the Triple Crown. She continues to search for a glimmer of chance, both in her confidence of her calculations, and desperation.
Strengths | Programming |
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Weaknesses | Cicadas |
Ears | They stand upright during logical thinking. |
Tail | She calculates and maintains the perfect length and volume for running. |
Family | She never opens the packages her mother sends her. |
My Rule | "Turn off all SNS notifications" |
Phone Background | Black background with plaid pattern |
Before a Race | Because she contemplates a lot she is slow to respond to calls |
Secrets | She has a habit of leaning to the right when she right clicks. |
She often watches live Italian professional soccer games. |
Appearance
Shakur has short black hair with a line that runs through the center. Her hair can be described as "spiky" or "tousled" (messy) it is uneven and includes several strands that jut out in different directions. Her hairstyle also features two longer strands at the back extending downwards, this (when looking from the front) can give the illusion that she has traditional long hair.
Her eyes are a golden yellow and she has subtle piercings above her left eyebrow. Her right ear is adorned with a gold/bronze piece that is connected by chain to an ear cuff directly above.
Shakur's race outfit is a mesh of many random different article of clothing and designs. She sports a short sleeved black jacket that has blue accents, blue linings, yellow studs and an asymmetrical zipper design on the left side. Underneath the jacket is a torn yellow shirt with paint splatter print. She wears a black belt with gold decals. Her shorts have 2 separate zippers on the right side which is connected by a red and white ribbon/strap (Fine motion? :3) and she has an attached blue cloth on the other side. Her right leg features red straps above ripped black leggings with blue flames. She's wearing the unreleased Air Shakur 1's (not available on the free market).
Story
This page contains spoilers about the mentioned episode. Proceed with caution! |
Shakur's Career Story
Shakur developed a computer program, "Parcae", which can predict the results of any race. These results reflect the racing records of our reality. Of special importance is '7cm', the distance by which the real Shakur lost the Nippon Derby.
Her training story revolves around Parcae's predicted fate and overcoming '7cm'. Leading up to the Nippon Derby, the calculated '7cm' shrinks thanks to Shakur's training and the player's assistance. During this time, the value 991031021222 (representing Shakur's first and last races on 1999/10/31 and 2002/12/22) mysteriously appears in Parcae's results, to her frustration. Regardless of whether or not Shakur wins the Derby in training, the results will differ from the predicted 7cm, rendering Parcae's calculations uncertain and altering Shakur's relationship with fate. Notably, Agnes Flight, the horse that defeated Air Shakur in reality, does not exist in game. The results of other G1 races during training also affect Parcae and Shakur's outlook.
Within Shakur's training events, her internal monologue is shown through C-style comments. Some of her training events are titled after her namesake Tupac Shakur's songs.
Other Umamusumes' Career Stories
Shakur plays a major role in Fine Motion's career story. She inspires Fine to join the Twinkle Series in Fine's introductory episodes, and appears frequently as a rival, an observer, and a reluctant supporter. Throughout the story, Shakur develops a emotional dependency on Fine Motion's running, seeing her data as a 'bug' necessary to overcome fate. This brings her into conflict with Fine's inevitable retirement. The player can choose to make Fine's final training objective the Arima Kinen to see the resolution to their relationship.
Shakur frequently appears in her roommate Meisho Doto's career story, offering more pessimistic second opinions to Doto and her trainer. Doto and her Trainer watch Shakur run in the Derby, which plays out just as Parcae predicted. After the race, Shakur explains her struggle with fatalism to Doto, and, knowing how chaotic Doto can be, tells her it's her turn.
Story Events
In the story event Tonight at the Ligne Droite, Shakur's identity as !monad is discovered, and she DJs at the Ligne Droite. She provides assistance to Fuji Kiseki and Seiun Sky regarding their dance performance. Shakur is the support card earned from completing the event story.
Shakur reluctantly plays the part of a demon in a play written by Tanino Gimlet in the story event A Patchwork's Farewell. After the play, she speaks to Fine Motion alone. Shakur's "Belphegor's Prime" version, featuring the outfit she wears as a demon, was released together with the event.
Main Story
Shakur plays a minor role in the second Main Story, acting as a mentor figure to Air Messiah.
Media Appearances
Song Discography
Trivia
- Her initial character profile was uploaded to the official Twitter account on April 27, 2017.
- This tweet was a character name prediction quiz, that encouraged fans to try and guess which horse she's named after. The hint was "She is incredibly eccentric. Apparently, she is so violent that her trainer is decided by drawing lots."
- It was revealed that Shakur enjoys DJ'ing on the side under the name "!monad" in a story event.
- The real life horse was described as extremely difficult to work with and was handled by many trainers. His primary jockey, Yutaka Take, claimed he didn't know what was going on in Shakur's mind. Shakur's rough attitude and mannerisms in game could be attributed to this.
- Despite her rough exterior, Shakur has a caring side towards the people around her.
- She's often paired up with Fine Motion who can be seen as a total opposite to herself due to her free spirit in comparison to Shakur who is, in short, consumed by her own weakness.
- Air Shakur ultimately lost the triple crown to Agnes Flight, the real life brother to Agnes Tachyon, by 7cm at the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) in 2000 [1]